Clare Waight Keller must now be couture’s most potent image maker. Her latest collection was a tough poetic statement that confirmed her as a couturier of skill and importance.

On Wednesday July 3, the brand owned by the Kering group opened a flagship store on the famous square, the first Chinese brand to do so on this iconic Parisian landmark.

Net-A-Porter is continuing to add to its special treatment of its VIP customers with the launch this week of a private online jewellery e-salon that’s an ultra-exclusive invitation-only shopping platform.

​The latest major product initiative at Selfridges’ key piece of real estate, its Corner Shop, is a collaboration with Balmain and underlines the importance of the sneaker category to both footwear and luxury.

After losing the profitable Gucci licence in 2017, the Italian eyewear group has announced the end of the long-standing deal with Dior, whose licence will go to Thélios, the company set up by LVMH and Marcolin.

​Scenes of a great triumph at Armani Privé, where Giorgio Armani received a standing ovation for his Art Deco-meets-Asia collection from the audience inside the Petit Palais.

Known for his ultra-feminine, silhouette-driven gowns, couturier Giambattista Valli shook up Haute Couture fashion week in Paris on Monday with a botanic-inspired collection displayed not on models, but on mannequins.

Alber Elbaz is back. Quite possibly fashion’s most loved creator celebrated his partial re-entry into the fashion orbit with a capsule collection for Tod’s.

The Kering group's leading label has launched a fine jewellery line, unveiling it on Tuesday at its very first jewellery boutique, inaugurated on the same day in Paris at 16 Place Vendôme.

On July 15, Dior will open a new store on the world's most beautiful boulevard, the Champs-Elysées in Paris, during the renovation work for its long-established Parisian flagship on Avenue Montaigne.

The Italian luxury menswear label has co-opted to its board the former Apple director, notably the man who oversaw the development of the US giant’s renowned Apple Stores.

There’s a new gal at Chanel, both in the design department and on the runway. A brainy type, who even wears reading glasses on a catwalk and eschews anything too frivolous.

Russia’s Ulyana Sergeenko presented her 15th anniversary collection, inspired by the ancient Uzbek city and Silk Road trade hub of Samarkand, on Monday at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo.

Christian Dior couturier Maria Grazia Chiuri received the Legion d’Honneur for her contribution to fashion and feminism in an emotional ceremony Monday night.

Kim Kardashian West is changing the name of her shapewear line following accusations of cultural appropriation and insensitivity.